No. Indicative action Expected outputs large initial expense of setting up and managing a complex IT system. lower purchasing administration costs and lower costs of goods purchased by participating businesses. The platform would be similar to the Government eprocurement platform specified in Action 2.3.1 below. Priority level Supported by: Related strategies including a selected eprocurement applications vendor. Support from Government or NGOs Goal 2.3: Government e-commerce platforms to support State, Region and Central Government procurement 2.3.1 Implement a public sector e-procurement service to enable the purchase of supplies by government and other public sector bodies at agreed preferential rates and terms. This service would have two main components. Component 1, a tender management system, would enable public sector organisations to request and evaluate tenders for the supply of goods and services. A public sector organisation would post its requirement for goods or services on a tender management platform. The platform would be used to notify registered firms who would then respond to the requirement through the platform. The platform would be used in the evaluation of tenders and notification of the results. The public sector often uses “call off” contracts (otherwise known as framework or blanket agreements) to manage the purchase of goods and services under agreed terms over a period of time. The use of this service would improve supply chain efficiency leading to lower purchasing administration costs and lower costs of goods purchased by participating Government entities. It would also enable a coordinated government purchasing policy implemented in the e-procurement system giving opportunities for increased purchasing scale and resultant reduced costs. If implemented early it will provide experience amongst suppliers to the public sector in the use of e-commerce and the development of the necessary digital material (catalogues etc). High DER 2.1 Government / 2.2 Digital Implement the Government’s Digital Citizen Engagement Platform which connects the private and public for coordination the national construction Improve the performance of Government digital platforms used to provide services the public In the longer term, increase awareness of consumers and stakeholders in Government’s digital services so that they may be used effectively. Component 2, a government marketplace portal, would enable such call off contracts to be managed. Each contract would be implemented on the system; information about the 22